What we meant by that dramatic title is he started using explosives to clear the snow on his lawn. Yep, there's a genius in every neighborhood, boys and girls. The inventive 23-year-old madman Leo J. Powers has since been arrested by the cops, charged, and had his gun licenses revoked. It's … [Read more...] about U.S. Man Fights Ice With Fire
Disabled U.K. Man Forbidden To Ride His Tracked Wheelchair
Like we mentioned a few posts earlier, anything on treads is cool. Especially wheelchairs. Jim Starr shared the same sentiments toward his rugged outdoor wheelchair pictured below. (It was a Christmas gift!) In case you missed it, Jim can't walk. … [Read more...] about Disabled U.K. Man Forbidden To Ride His Tracked Wheelchair
Yahoo Installs Games At San Francisco Bus Stops
Yahoo has gone out of its way to install 20 touch screens across SF. What for? Gaming. Against other people in other bus stops. See that guy in the picture? He's playing against an anonymous foe from around the corner. Bus stops. Games. Digital combat. We're sold. The Yahoo initiative is actually … [Read more...] about Yahoo Installs Games At San Francisco Bus Stops
Crysis 2 Demo Coming Exclusively To Xbox Live January 25th
The newest in Crytek's line of game engine advertisements in games' clothing, Crysis 2, is about to hit the Xbox 360 in a few days. And I mean literally hit it, I've seen this monster in action and even if your Xbox has somehow managed to survive RROD by now, it will barely escape this game … [Read more...] about Crysis 2 Demo Coming Exclusively To Xbox Live January 25th
Infinity Ward’s Zampella Delayed COD Map Pack For EA’s Benefit, According To EA Email
An email sent by an EA exec, though unclear exactly to whom, is raising some very serious questions about Vince Zampella's role in delaying a map pack for Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2 in order to benefit an EA product. The email reads: "A couple months ago, I asked Vince to hold back their map … [Read more...] about Infinity Ward’s Zampella Delayed COD Map Pack For EA’s Benefit, According To EA Email
World Of Starcraft Trademark Already Owned By Blizzard, Mod Development Continuing
World Of Starcraft mod creator Ryan Winzen has had a roller-coaster week, but everything seems to be winding now and leaving him one job offer and one visit to Blizzard HQ the richer. After starting the week with Activision cease and desists raining right and left, the World Of Starcraft … [Read more...] about World Of Starcraft Trademark Already Owned By Blizzard, Mod Development Continuing
Duke Nukem Forever Reveal Trailer Brings Punchline To Twelve Year Old Joke
The folly and tribulations of ill-fated 3D Realms are by now the stuff of campfire legends, but there was still the matter of the game that they had left under the tender loving care of Gearbox. Well, for the first time in twelve years, it seems that story has some semblance of a chance of reaching … [Read more...] about Duke Nukem Forever Reveal Trailer Brings Punchline To Twelve Year Old Joke
Trek The Frozen Landscape With The Skizee Tread
Machines on treads are always cool. From tanks to the DTV Shredder we featured last year. From the mind of an inventive pair now comes the Skizee, an extremely trimmed down answer to the snowmobile. There are a few things you should know about it before hopping aboard one of these in the snow. … [Read more...] about Trek The Frozen Landscape With The Skizee Tread
Apple Screws iPhone 4 With Pentalobe Screw Heads
Who screwed what? Simple, really: Apple will be using a new type of screw for the iPhone 4. It's called the pentalobe, a round-edged five point star shaped screwhead whose accompanying screwdriver is hard to find. But not hard enough to keep the iFixit guys at bay. Read more for the good juice. … [Read more...] about Apple Screws iPhone 4 With Pentalobe Screw Heads
Seth Rogen Says George Lucas Thinks The World Ends Next Year
George Lucas. Purveyor of the Force. Master of Star Wars. A living deity in the eyes of a vast multitude. According to Seth Rogen he was in a meeting Lucas attended with Steven Spielberg and the Jedi Master spent 20 minutes talking about the 2012 apocalypse. Read more for awesome details. … [Read more...] about Seth Rogen Says George Lucas Thinks The World Ends Next Year
The GhostBot Knifefish: Rise of the Aquabots!
There's been a new breakthrough in submarine technology and it has nothing to do with either stealth, sonar, or design. It's a flexible underwater fin whose mechanics were derived from a species of Amazonian knifefish. Why is it important? Cos future robo-submersibles could use it to move around in … [Read more...] about The GhostBot Knifefish: Rise of the Aquabots!
Nintendo 3DS Will Only Have One Friend Code For The System
And here I was thinking that the Friend Code system would probably outlive us all the way Nintendo have been clinging to it, when Reggie Fils-Aime gets on stage at the recent Nintendo event to announce a complete overhaul. To be fair, it's a bit of a no-brainer, replacing all the different friend … [Read more...] about Nintendo 3DS Will Only Have One Friend Code For The System
